Poaching; revocation of hunting, trapping, or fishing license and privileges. (HB1075)

Introduced By

Del. Chris Hurst (D-Blacksburg) with support from co-patron Del. James Edmunds (R-South Boston)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Poaching; revocation of hunting, trapping, or fishing license and privileges. Requires a court to revoke for a period of 12 months the hunting, trapping, or fishing license of any person convicted of taking, or attempting to take, any wild bird, wild animal, or fish during the closed season. The bill increases from five to 10 years the maximum period for which a court may revoke a hunting, trapping, or fishing license of any person convicted for violations or second violations of certain hunting, trapping, fishing, or firearms laws or Department of Game and Inland Fisheries regulations and also authorizes a court to revoke for one to 10 years a hunting, trapping, or fishing license for violations of certain additional hunting, trapping, or fishing laws. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/10/2018Committee
01/10/2018Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101522D
01/10/2018Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/23/2018Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #2
01/24/2018Impact statement from DPB (HB1075)
01/24/2018Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (5-Y 2-N)
01/31/2018Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment (17-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2018Read first time
02/05/2018Passed by for the day
02/06/2018Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to (50-Y 49-N0
02/06/2018Passed by temporarily
02/06/2018Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to (50-Y 49-N)
02/06/2018VOTE: ADOPTION (50-Y 49-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2018Motion to reconsider motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
02/06/2018VOTE: ADOPTION #2 (50-Y 49-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2018Rereferred to Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
02/06/2018Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #3
02/06/2018Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (4-Y 5-N)
02/13/2018Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 3 minutes.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.

and under what conditions? [Laughter] if it passes. Delegate has the floor. to the delegate from charlottesville, I do not believe that we need to put this bill back before a subcommittee or committee. It passed out of subcommittee. It passed out of committee in a bipartisan fashion. This is a fair hunting anti-poaching measure. It's not one that's going to be subject to a broad misuse by anybody within the department of gaming and fisheries. I believe it had a full, fair hearing in subcommittee and committee and I hope that we reject this motion and pass the thill onto the third reading. Thank you. >> Mr. Speaker? >> delegates delegate toscano, will the delegate return to the floor and yield for a question? >> I will yield. delegate yields. Mr. Speaker. The re-referral of the bill means nothing more than working on the bill and getting it right and getting it back to the floor. yes, that's what we're doing. will the delegate characterize whether he's in category number one or category number two, which is designed to essentially kill the bill without voting for it? [Laughter] I'm in category number one. [Laughter] >> Mr. Speaker? Mr. Speaker? Will the gentleman field for a yes request question? >> delegate yield for another question? >> yes. >> delegate yields. thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would ask the delegate whether he's on the subcommittee that will hear this bill and would have the ability to shape its future progress in this body. I'm not on that subcommittee, Mr. Speaker. I am -- I will be tied up with Mr. Kilgore's subcommittees until about 8:00 tonight t so I cop trade -- tonight. I could trade off, though. >> can this bill go by temporarily? >> that's a motion. All those in favor of 1075 going by temporarily say aye. [Ayes expressed] >> those opposed no? The ayes have it. The bill goes by temporarily. >> continuing with house bills